Yesterday, we took a small road trip to Healdton, OK to visit Robbie's mom & brother. I drove up there and Robbie drove back. The leaves are going to turn in the next week....some have already started. I want to go back with the camera and get some shots of the changing of the seasons. God paints us beautiful sights all the time. I can't wait to see this season's colors. Next week we shall make the trip again, but take our time up there so I can get some good shots. We laughed ourselves silly the entire trip with Aubree and her little take on life! That is one funny little kid. Bless her heart, she has her own language and unless you are around her enough to understand it you will be totally lost. From the time she opened her little mouth and started jiber-jabbering, she has made up her own words. She's a hoot and such a blessing to be around. When we headed back home, we stopped by some dear friends for a quick visit. They just moved into thier new home. They have a lovely place and an even more beautiful family. We enjoy their friendship so much. We ended our quality family day eating a quick, yet delicious supper at Verona's. We sat at the same table I sit at when I have lunch with my friend, MommaBecky. I mentioned this and Aubs asked very nonchalantly if MommaBecky was "magicary"? Like a cross between "magic" and "imaginary". Uh...no, MommaBecky is neither and I guess it's time to get back in church so Aubs can be re-introduced to Dan & Becky and we need to have them over for dinner so she can get re-acquainted with them. Dan & Becky are a sweet, God-loving couple and Becky is an awesome mother-figure to me. I'm so thankful that God has brought her into my life. She is a constant that is full of wisdom and motherly advice. No matter how old I get, I find that I need a mother's voice in my life. She isn't afraid to tell me what I need to hear which may not be what I want to hear. She has taught me so much and I really should share her with the rest of my family. I see her often. Mostly during the week at lunch & even though she's not around Aubree & Robbie much, she's very aware and in touch with what is going on in their lives as well. She has known Robbie for over 20 years so she knows what challenges I have here at the house. Just kidding! He's a dream......most of the time! One thing she has taught me lately is that no matter how badly you want something or how hard you work for something if you don't let God have his hand in it, it won't be fruitful or give you personal satisfaction. How true that is. Her and Dan do God's work everyday and are a true testament to "living the word". Just having her be there for me is such a blessing. She really has come through for me when others have bailed. I told Aubree that MommaBecky was a part of our family and wasn't at all "magicary". After we reminded her of who Dan & Becky were, she remembered & said "oh, I remember them...she said she loves you like you were her own daughter". Then Aubree replied with "Momma, we really have the best family, ever".... So sweet and true and that's our sweet girl - always seeing the good in people, not taking everything so seriously, and being able to laugh out loud at herself. What beautiful traits my daughter has. Truly, an inspiration for us all.
Today the house is super quiet except the washer, dryer and dishwasher working nearly as hard as I am at this very moment. ;) I'm going to try to make this short and about to head out in a bit to get the Oklahoma dirt & bugs washed off my 'burban and then it's a trip to Sam's to get a few things to re-stock the concession stand. A busy day planned, but working hard is good for the soul. When I work hard, I sleep good. When my machines work hard, I sleep even better. Ha!
I don't know how the Sam's trip will go....I am still having a devil of a time getting around with my bum foot and this clunky boot. I think my foot is actually getting better, but it sure is taking it's sweet time. I'm just glad I don't have to wear a cast. At least I'm able to take the boot off and get a shower.
I'm still working on my house & yard. Fall has not exploded as of yet...a few tiny derailments came up this weekend and we didn't get everything put out or into place. Robbie did, however get a field mowed in our neighborhood for the kids to play softball, football, soccer, or whatever they want to do. Mr. Freeby and my sweet hubby mowed for over an hour on a two acre patch for the kids to pick-up some neighborhood games. It will be good for them to have a big area to play some ball. While Robbie & Mr. Freeby mowed, Aubree and I worked the concession stand and we enjoyed it so much. We will work it again tonight while Robbie coaches the 8U team.
I've started working on our 2nd Annual Neighborhood Block Party. Notices should go out by the end of this week so be on the lookout! We are shooting for the weekend of Halloween just like last year. Hopefully, we will get another bounce house for the grown-ups. We let the kids get in when we need to take a break. Oh, and you must have the smoker going for days smoking up some good foods. I've got a few new recipes to try out on it so I can't wait. I hope we have another great turnout. It's always great to meet new neighbors and visit with the ones that get around and know everything (y'all know who you are ;D )! This year at least we don't have any big complaints since the water issues are all but resolved. No griping, no attorneys, no water companies...just good neighborly get-to-know-ya fun, food and kids...lots of kids everywhere!
It's amazing what a few days "off" can do to your responsibilities in this game of life. I'm not sure what kind of crud we had exactly, but it lingered for about 2 weeks and was totally exhausting. At first I thought it was just the SAD affecting me, but my whole family has had it. You don't feel bad enough to go to bed, and not sure what, if any medication would make it better and yet, you don't feel good enough to do much of anything else so you just find yourself sitting and sleeping alot. Basically it felt like we were fighting off something bigger, but it never showed up. I suppose that is the good thing. Some days we all had horrible upper respiratory symptoms with coughing, sore throats, & stuffy heads. Some days we had aches and a mild fever. We just kept praying that it wasn't the piggy flu...maybe we all had the SAD. As y'all know I get that crap pretty bad if I can't get outside and enjoy the sunshine. We had a few weeks of dreary, wet, cool days but at the time I seemed to really enjoy them. Odd I know - go figure. I guess maybe it was because I wasn't feeling well and the cloudy rainy days made for some good napping weather. We did enjoy some Fall type foods during all this which is always a plus. Comfort food at its best: Chicken tortilla soup, taco soup, roast and on tap for this week is chicken & dumplings...yum-O! Probably Thursday since they are predicting a rainy, cloudy day. So, this weekend the sun finally came out, blessed us with its presence and goodness. FYI: anything under 75 degrees is hibernating weather for me. Anyway, we were able to get outside as a family and I know we all felt better getting some fresh air.
Now it's time to play catch up. Catch up on laundry, washing rugs & sheets (isn't that the closure we all need after a sickness sweeps through the family?) I need to do some grocery shopping before there's an uprising in the house because there isn't anything to eat. And hopefully this week we will be able to play some softball and possibly catch up on a few games we missed due to the rain. We've had two games get rained out and our next games are scheduled for Thursday and hopefully one on Saturday. We pray it doesn't rain them out, too.
Oh, here's a few pictures of Aubree and her Homecoming "date". Aren't they oozing cuteness?
~til next time...
2 Comments:
What a great post... I covet your blessings!!!
Keep the posts coming. You are a true joy to read and be friends with!
Mango
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